N. N.
John J O'Hanlon

1895


1... Rh8 2. Qxf7 Qxf7 3. Rxf7 Rh1 4. Bg6

If 4. Ra1 a3 5. bxa3 b2 6. Ra2 Rxb1 7. Kf3 Rxa3 8. Rxa3 Ra1 and wins.

4... Rg8 5. Rf6 Rxg6 6. Rxg6 Rb1 7. Rxe6 Rxb2+ 8. Kf3 Ra2

and wins.

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ViennaC25

Joseph Blackburne
John J O'Hanlon

Blindfold simultaneous x8
Belfast, 1896


1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 h6 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Bc4+ d5 9. Nxd5 Be6 10. d4 Nf6 11. Qd3 Kg7 12. Nxf4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Qe7 14. e5 Nd8 15. O-O Nh7 16. Nh5+ Kg6 17. Qd3+ Kxh5

At this point Black wished to make a few consecutive moves as he had a train to catch. He kindly offered a draw although two pieces ahead.

18. Qf5+ Ng5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Kf2 Kh6 21. Bxg5+

"And now the gentleman will be able to catch his train!" I said

21... Qxg5 22. Rh1+ 1-0 [Blackburne]


Ruy LopezC60

John J O'Hanlon
James Riddick

Waringstown v Milford match
1900


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 Ng6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 h6 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bc2 d6 13. Qd3 Ne7 14. Nh4 Ng6 15. Nf5 Kh7 16. Qh3 Rh8 17. Bxh6 Bxf5

The logical follow-up to his previous move would have been 17... Kg8 when the pin on the h-file seems to give White problems justifying his sacrifice.

18. exf5 gxh6 19. fxg6+ fxg6 20. Rfe1 Re8 21. Qh5 Rxe1+

21... Qg5 immediately was better. Although after 22. Bxg6+ Qxg6 23. Qxa5 White is winning, at least Black still has the Queens on the board.

22. Rxe1 Qg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Re7+ Kh6 25. Rxc7 Re8 26. Kf1 Re6 27. f3 Re3 28. Kf2 Re8 29. Be4 Rb8 30. Rd7 Nc4 31. Rxb7 Rc8 32. Rb3 Nd2 33. Ra3 Rc7 34. Ke2 Nxe4 35. fxe4 g4 36. Kd3 Rf7 37. Rxa6 Rf2 38. Rxd6 Rxg2 39. e5 Rxh2 40. e6 g3 41. e7 g2 42. e8=Q g1=Q 43. Qh8+ Kg5 44. Rxg6+ Kxg6 45. Qg8+ 1-0


FrenchC11

Joseph Carey
John J O'Hanlon

Ulster Championship
1902


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bd3 Nxc5 8. Nf3 f5 9. O-O Ne4 10. Bxe4 fxe4 11. Ng5 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 O-O 13. a3 h6 14. Nh3 a5 15. Ne2 Bd7 16. c3 Rf7 17. Ng3 Qb6 18. Re1 Raf8 19. Rb1 Qd8 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Ne7 22. Ne2

A blunder, removing retreat squares for the Rook on e3.

22... Nf5

White presumably anticipated 22... Ng6 when 23. g3 would have given him a solid defensive position.

23. Qd2 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Bc8 25. Rd1 Qh4 26. Nhg1 Qg4 27. g3 g5 28. Rf1 gxf4 29. gxf4 Rg7 30. Rf2 Bd7 31. Qh3 Qxh3 32. Nxh3 Be8 33. Rg2 Bh5 34. Nd4 Bg4 35. Nf2 Rxf4 36. Nxg4 Rfxg4 37. Rxg4 Rxg4

and White resigned in a few moves.

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